M4.7 earthquake 132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 132 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jun 20, 1984, 3:12 AM GMT+9 (18:12 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-06-19 18:12:00 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.592° N, 126.210° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.863 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 15416 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0Molucca Sea · 15413 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.4125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15401 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9118 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.4115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.9104 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7Molucca Sea · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8119 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15399 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.1128 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15391 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000254a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.